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The TUC launched ‘Leading Change’, a training and development programme aimed at senior trade union officers in leadership positions in 2004. Since its launch, over 150 senior union officers have completed the programme. The programme, which will be delivered in partnership with the Birkbeck University and the Labor & Worklife programme at Harvard University, is a comprehensive package of training, discussion and support spread across four modules delivered over a 9 month period...

Unlike the Pankhurst’s and Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Quaile’s life reflected the experience of many millions of working-class women at the beginning of the 20th century. Leaving school aged 12, she took up unskilled work as a domestic and cafe worker.
But she grew up at a time of great change for working-class women. Locally and nationally, the Suffragettes were breaking all the rules about how women should live their lives. A burgeoning trade union movement, with activists...

The aim of this programme is to support the development of the next generation of women leaders in the trade union movement.
The programme is open to members, activists and officers with the aim that over the next few years we will see the number of women holding positions as lay activists, organisers and officers increase.
The programme will identify and train talented women who are currently under-represented in our democratic trade union structures, with the long term aim of developing...

Featuring guest speakers, updates from unionlearn on workplace learning and examples from Union Learning Representatives (ULRs) and unions on their work on Learning and Skills, ULRs, officers and reps are invited to get together for the day and exchange their experiences and ideas.
With activities planned on supporting learners, initial learner assessments, social media, online learning, and more there’ll be something for all ULRs and reps on the programme.
Please book early to...

Virtually all aspects of pensions will come under scrutiny in 2017. We can expect the outcome of a review of state pension age, a Green Paper on defined benefit pensions, and a review of automatic enrolment.
But despite all this activity we are far from ensuring that all workers will receive adequate incomes in retirement.
It is therefore vital that trade unionists remain a strong and informed voice on pensions issues.
The TUC pensions conference taking place at Congress House in...

Featuring guest speakers, updates from unionlearn on workplace learning and examples from ULRs and unions on their work on Learning and Skills, ULRs, officers and reps are invited to get together for the day and exchange their experiences and ideas.
With activities planned on supporting learners, initial learner assessments, social media, online learning and more there’ll be something for all ULRs and reps on the programme.
Please book early to guarantee your place. This event is...

SERTUC LGBT Network OPEN invite to mark LGBT HISTORY MONTH
Monday 27 February 2017
6.30 – 9.30pm, TUC Congress House
Performers and Guest Speakers to be confirmed
This is an important year to mark as the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Act that gave partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England & Wales. Although persecution of homosexuals continued and equality was only reached properly in 2004 - it was a landmark. The SERTUC LGBT Network believe that...